New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-05
CLOSING SCENES IN THE HOUSE.

CLOSING SCENES IN lhE MUSE.
TRYING TO "CATcH THE SPEAKERS EYE "A DE-
MoRALiZED BODY.
rha MANNERS of the House cheered iusuly Wheh INC
a,.a<er formally announced the official deah OF 'ha'
bodv and thousands of spectators IN the galleries gave
hearty appausa Everybody seemed dehgn'oo' nA'op'
for two hours recess. the House hso oeeh -" ~,
sa.sion for more than twenty-five hours Inc men "no
had ne mained at their posts OF duty ali hsh' iooo
and hacgard when the duh light OF stormy March Gay
.-uogIsd into the chamber and turned the smoky gas
lights a duh yellow. Clouds OF tobacco smoke aih'e"
the and the stale, indescrDaDe odors Vi al
.,,-nicht session peryaded the hall The carpet was
hidden under litter Of cigar ends bits OF torn paper and
q thousand other matters which make up the
debris of long sitting. Sofas we're at premium. and
the suores Of worn out men mingled with the drowsy
tone. of the weary clerks Men slept in their chairs ana
nodded violently.
A photograph OF the interior would have shown the
dmnuye Wheeler of Alabama, lying across the top or
\ desk on his back, trying TO WOO the drowsy god or
blinking with sleepy eyes at the coats of arms of the
States i'm the Illuminated glass ceiling overhead The
crowds of spectators strangers lobbyists claimants and
who always gather TO witness the death OF
Congress- bigger than usual and seemed 70 nave
greater powers endurance At midnight the galleries
and corridors still crowded. and they were not let
deserted until after the first small hours
OF morning had passed AT O'CLOCK
tho tide again set in, and within two
hours the galleries corridors and all the approaches TO
the House were jammed with eager men and women
arriving for places which they might catch glimpse
of the proceedings.
On the floor there was the usual scramble OF members
demanding the recognition" which few OF them Cd
tanned There was more than the usual amount OF dis
much of which found vent In words
Reagan angry, after sayiI in lbs seat all nght
trying repeatedly and in vain to obtain that recognition
which he said had been promised, that he sat gumy III
his chair when rising taken ON the resolution
GpnnE
tesy fairness and impartality few other
men did the The success Of Mr. Anderson's mo-
ton to override the veto Of the bill for new public
building Dayton. Ohio. inspired Ward OF Indiana an
other Congressional dead duck ia make Ike effort In
behalf of the bill for building in Lafayette quorum
was demanded and Ward and Negley were appointed
teers They spent the last hours of their Congress
ional life In the performance OF this duty. but the
quorum was not obtained. Negey was not unhappy lie
had caught the Speakers eye" and the House had
passed bill permit John Chamberlin to build
hotel within the military reservation OF Fortress Monroe
An attempt made by General Grosvenor to debate
the bill but he was silenced by cries Don't talk"
Let it 60 through" There is Opposition!" "Vote
vote!"
Negloys success stimulated other members to new ex-
erons and Mr. Willis of Kentucky, succeeded In getting
up bill for the relief of OF his constituents. This
themselves hoarse shouting mr. speaker top of
their voices. Johnston of Indiana. big man with
six weeks 10 make the Speaker and hear him. IN De-
halt of a bill "tO pat roof on building IN MS distinct
Other members seized the opportunity 10 exploit Their
efforts and diligence in behalf OF their constituents
and remark the unfair proclves OF the speakers
eye"
Proceedings of this sort continued for hours. inter
ruped occasionally by the presentation and consideia-
ton OF conference reports the only business which made
the long seepless and dsOrdery vigil necessary ii Is
safe say that except the cOrerecs paid any at
tention to the reports knew what they contained
When Mr. Carlisle received word that the President
would the Capitol only twenty minutes OF the
session remained according To the clock The Speaker
uttered emphatic rearks ia uDdoton 10 se"ere
Democratic members, who had approached MS desk
which be struck repeatedly with his clenehed s Then
he sent page turn back the minute hand OF the CLOCK
which was in dangerous proximity TO the lOnr hand
Thrice did time backward in its night AT the
Speakers command before he rose TO dismiss the House
Even the reading OF the list OF the latest apoVas
of bills had left unfinished with unanimous consent
to entered in the journal AS soon as the Speaker
had stepped down. Van Eaton OF Mississippi whose term
office had just expired, took his place and continued
the reading Of the list 800
Members who were interested In bills the fate OF
which vas unknown, stopped 10 listen as Van Eaton
read on, apparently unmov'd by the cries OF louder
which from every quarter or by the pamphlets aud
other missiles which were showered upon his devoted
head When he had finished the reading he was glad to
beat hssty retreat Long before that an immense
thro1g OF people had invaded the hail. packing every
aisle and Interfering seriously with the farewell hand
shakings of members considerably more than hundred
Of whom will not sit in the next Congress.